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Emily Dickinson

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I had a daily Bliss
I half indifferent viewed
Till sudden I perceived it stir—
It grew as I pursued

Till when around a Height
It wasted from my sight
Increased beyond my utmost scope
I learned to estimate.

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From The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson | Written c. 1865

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